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170g Powdered Sugar in Cups

170 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp — 120g per US cup. Buttercream and icing recipes live here. Powdered sugar is much lighter per cup than granulated, so the same weight fills noticeably more volume.

170 g of powdered sugar is

1⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp

1.42 US cups · 22.7 tbsp · 335 ml · 120 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

1⅓ cups+1½ tbsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 1⅓ cups + 1½ tablespoons. It is about 34% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

170g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient170g in cupsPer cup
Powdered Sugar1⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp120 g
All-Purpose Flour1⅓ cups125 g
Granulated Sugar¾ cup + 1½ tbsp200 g
Butter¾ cup227 g

See all 170g conversions on the 170 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
140 g1 cup + 2½ tbsp18.7 tbsp
150 g1¼ cups20 tbsp
160 g1⅓ cups21.3 tbsp
165 g1¼ cups + 2 tbsp22 tbsp
175 gabout 1½ cups23.3 tbsp
180 g1½ cups24 tbsp
185 gabout 1½ cups24.7 tbsp
190 g1½ cups + 1½ tbsp25.3 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 170g of powdered sugar?

170 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp, because one US cup weighs 120 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams.

How do I measure 170g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 1⅓ cups + 1½ tablespoons. Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

Is it better to weigh powdered sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered sugar is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate

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